"Smart Kitchen(Mamallapuram)"

*Smart Kitchen* is restaurant located in Mamallapuram. The Restaurant was started in May 2011 by two energetic youngsters who had great passion for food and business. They provide huge variety of South Indian, North Indian, Chettinad, Chinese and Tandoori food.

The Catch point of the restaurant is the hot and delicious Briyani served till the restaurant is closed for the day. They attract customers by best customer service and hospitality. They provide Home delivery based on the orders in and around 5 km.

They undertake party and corporate orders during any festival and occasions through out the year. They also open stalls at various places across ECR and Chennai to promote their business with attractive food and best tastes. They are also masters in Coffee both hot and cold, Pizza, Burger, Pasta, French fry, Nugets, Chocolate Brownie, Pan cakes, Milk shakes and more.

They are in process of developing their business by opening few outlets across Chennai and OMR in future.

Contact Details:
SMART KITCHEN
No.38, Kovalam road, Mamallapuram, Kanchipuram Dist - 603104
Contact Persons:
Mr Vinod Kumar/Mr Parthiban
Contact Nos : 9884142288/9894282876
Email : smartkitchen9884142288@gmail.com

Pondy Bazaar

Pondy Bazaar is one the hottest shopping place in Chennai and it is officially called Soundarapandian Angadi. It is situated in T.Nagar and have frequent transport facility across Chennai. It is one of famous landmark of the city. Pondy Bazaar is famous for road-side shops which provides huge variety of fashion jewelery, foot wears, bangals, hand bags, books, gift articles, clothes, home decors, toys, food, provisions, home lenins and more.

Pondy Bazaar is not only known for road-sides goodies but also with Independent Retail Showrooms like Big Bazaar, Lee, Naidu Hall, Naiha, Levis, Raymond, Bossini, Bombay Dying, Basics, Globus, World of Titan, Ratna Stores, Kanchi Plaza, Health & Glow, Nike, Wrangler, Peter England, Reebok, Bata, Inpint, K Sons, Instore, Poonum, Jill Mill, Palam Silks,.Also Handloom shops

Some Popular Restaurants located at Pondy Bazaar - Saravana Bhavan, Hot Chips, Anjappar, New Andhra Meals, Marry Brown, Geetha Cafe, Balaji Bhavan, Adayar Anandha Bhavan, KFC,. Also few Chat shops provide cheap and best chats and beverages.

There are also few Temples, Schools, Florists and Jewelers situated at Pondy Bazaar. Traffic is one major trouble for the shoppers and it is very difficult to manage shopping during festival seasons, but still lot of people in the city gather for shopping at Pondy Bazaar only for the wide range of collections and almost every need of a person is satisfied.

Egg Fried Rice

Ingredients:
Steamed Rice-1 bowl
Half boiled Vegetables-1/2 Cup (carrot,cabbage,beans)
Egg-1 Nos.
Cooking Oil-2 table spoon
Spring Onion- For garnish
Pepper-2 table spoon
Soya sauce-1 tea spoon
Salt- For taste.

Method of Preparation:
Heat oil for a minute in low flame. Add egg, stir it for few seconds, add boiled vegetables in it and stir continuously. Now add soya sauce, salt for taste and cook for few minutes.Add a bowl of steamed rice and mix well. Finally sprinkle the spring onion and serve hot.

Tips:
Can serve with Tomato sauce & Chilly sauce
Can add some Green pepper (capsicum)
Add black pepper if needed.

Gajar(Carrot) Halwa

Ingrediants:

Carrot (Grated) - 1/2kg

Sugar - 300g

Ghee - 100g

Condensed Milk - 50g

Elachi powder - 1/2 tea spoon

Cashew and other nuts for Garnishing

Method of Preparations :

Mix Grated carrot, sugar, condensed milk and elachi powder and pressure cook it for 2 whistles. Now open the lid and add Ghee to the mixture. Let it cook in low flame till all are well blended. Now garnish with fried nuts and it is now ready to serve.

Tips:

A Pinch of salt can be added during the process of cooking to enrich the sweetness.

Gajar Halwa can also refrigerated and served chill.

Samba Wheat Rava Pongal(Sweet)

Ingredients:
Samba Wheat Rava - 250g
Jaggery - 250g
Ghee - 100g
Elachi powder - 1/2 Tea spoon
Water - 500ml
Salt - a pinch
Cashew Nut and Raisens for Garnishing

Method of Preparation:
Mix jaggery in water and boil it untill the jaggery melts, keep it aside. Heat the kadaai, boil 500ml of water, add elachi powder. Add samba wheat rava to the boiling water. Once it is cooked, add the melted jaggery to it and mix it well. Now add ghee, stir well untill its becomes thick. Add some Cashew Nut and Raisens for Garnishing. Serve Hot. This can be served for 4-5 persons.

Tips :
Fro better taste, add 50ml of milk while boiling samba wheat rava.
Add pinch of salt while cooking samba wheat rava to enrich the sweetness.

Bitter Guord(Pagarkai) Salad

Ingredients:
Bitter Guord - 1/2 kg
Onion - 3(sliced)
Tomato - 1(sliced)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tea spoon
Lemon Juice - 1 tea spoon
Pepper - 1/2 tea spoon
Green Chiili - 4(finely chopped)
Salt for Taste
Oil for deep fry

Method of Preparation:
Add tumeric powder and salt to a bowl of water. Soak the sliced Bitter Guord for 20 mins, drain it. Deep fry the Bitter Guord in oil and keep it aside. Now heat 2 or 3 tea spoon of oil to a pan, add sliced onion, green chilli and tomato, fry it untill they become brown. Now add the fried Bitter Guord to it and cook for 2 mins. Now add lemon juice adn sprinkle some pepper and serve. This can be served for 4-5 persons.

Tips:
Add little salt to the onion to cook it faster then an usual time.

Chennai and Cyclone Thane!

Cyclone Warning has been given to all coastal areas including Chennai today. Fishermen are not allowed to enter into the sea for any cause. People living near shore were asked to evacuate until the storm moves from Chennai.

This severe cyclone is named "Thane" and that lay centered over southeast of Bay Bengal this morning and expected to moves towards Chennai and other coastal areas by tomorrow Morning.

City is showered with thin drizzling from the morning and the dark clouds have been spread across Chennai and other cities in Tamil Nadu. Most of School and Colleges were announced Holiday today and tomorrow.

Chennai people seem to be enjoying this super cool climate playing and getting drenched in rain. As per the official news from Tamil Nadu Government, heavy rainfall is expected once the storm moves from Chennai.

But Tamil Nadu government fear there could be damage of groundnut and paddy fields across the state. Puducherry and North Tamil Nadu could experience heavy rainfall upto 25 cm from tomorrow early morning. Now after 20:00hrs today, wind blowing in speed of 55-70 kmph.